Vice-President Boediono of the Republic of Indonesia presented the 'National Legislation Implementation Kit on Nuclear Security' to the Nuclear Security Summit today (25 March) in The Hague. The Summit took place during 24-25 March. This was Vice-President Boediono’s second Summit, the first being in 2010 in Washington DC. The President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended the second Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea in March 2012.

29 Summit nations from all regions of the world supported the Joint Statement on the National Legislation Implementation Kit on Nuclear Security, which confirms that the NLIK “… provides States with references to a wide array of consolidated elements and provisions contained in relevant international legal instruments and guidance documents on nuclear security that together contribute to the global framework for nuclear security”.

In Paragraph 11 of the Hague Communiqué – the final document from the Summit – the participating States “… welcome efforts aimed at developing model legislation on nuclear security, which could provide States with building blocks to develop comprehensive national legislation in accordance with their own legal systems and internal legal processes”.

The development of the 'National Legislation Implementation Kit on Nuclear Security' was made possible with the assistance of VERTIC, and through the financial support of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (Global Partnership Program) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom (Strategic Programme Fund). Translation and publication of the Kit was made possible with additional funding from the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland.

to help States develop comprehensive national legislation on nuclear security, in accordance with their own respective legal cultures and internal legal processes; and

to provide States with references to a wide array of consolidated elements and provisions contained in relevant international legal instruments and guidance documents that together establish the global framework for nuclear security.

The Kit includes a Model Law and a useful description of the process for developing nuclear security legislation. The Model Law includes:

an overview (objective, scope and a description of the Model Law’s sections);

definitions;

as well as provisions for

national regulation of nuclear security, including the establishment of a competent authority;

physical protection and security of nuclear and other radioactive material and nuclear facilities;

Questions about the Kit should be directed to the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, or to VERTIC’s Acting Programme Director for National Implementation, Scott Spence. States interested in requesting an analysis of their legislation for national implementation of the international nuclear security legal instruments should contact Scott Spence or view VERTIC’s NIM Programme pages.